Cheap UK web hosting services to help you claim a spot on the internet

What are you doing with your life if you don't have a website? Do you really exist in the eyes of the digital generation?

Whether it's via smartphone or desktop, more than 4 billion people in the world (over half the population) are plugged-in. That's 4 billion opportunities for people to get to know you. Better yet, they could be spending money on your services — cha-ching!

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Regardless of whether it's to promote your business or your "personal brand" (millennials), staking your place on the internet is pretty much essential at this point. 

And if you're just now getting started or prefer a super easy set up, one of the best ways to make your presence known online is to use a website builder. These programs will help you construct websites without manually coding anything.

In other words, it's a tool that can help you build the website of your dreams without having to first learn HTML, JavaScript, or any of the other advanced programming languages.

Of course, as the demand for personal and business websites has increased, so has the number of options claiming to be the best choice for you. But take our word for it: they aren't all created equal.

Here are 12 of the best (cheap) web hosting services for you to use this year, in no particular order.